Relevant and revelatory.’ – StylistĪriadne, Princess of Crete and daughter of the fearsome King Minos, grows up hearing stories of gods and heroes. ‘ARIADNE gives voice to the misused Princess of Crete who betrayed her father to save Theseus from the Minotaur.

‘Exquisitely written and exceptionally moving, this is a mythical retelling to savour.’ – Elodie Harper, author of THE WOLF DEN ‘If you like Madeline Miller’s Circe and Song of Achilles, you will eat up Ariadne Saint makes it a page-turner’ – Glamour ‘A lyrical, insightful re-telling’ – Daily Mail I loved every minute of this book’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW ‘The last few pages will easily become tear soaked. ‘I absolutely adored this book and am encouraging everyone I know to buy a copy.’ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ READER REVIEW She has been featured as a guest on several podcasts including repeat appearances on Let's Talk About Myths, Baby with Liv Albert and Ancient History Fangirl.**The mesmerising retelling from the woman at the heart of one of Ancient Greece’s most famous myths.** She has been interviewed by Radio 2 Scala Book Club, Vogue Australia, Esquire, Simple Things and Paste Magazine and written articles, blogs and short stories for publications including Publishers Weekly, LitHub, The Big Issue and Woman & Home. She has done many events at bookshops throughout the country including Waterstones, Toppings and other independent bookstores, appeared online for international festivals in North America and Mexico and travelled to Barcelona for Festival 42 alongside Lucy Holland and Alexandra Bracken. Jennifer has appeared at literature festivals around the UK, including Cheltenham Literature Festival and the Hay Festival and taken part in panels with authors including Elodie Harper, Sarvat Hasin, Lucy Holland, Rosie Andrews and Susan Stokes-Chapman.

Representation of women in Greek mythologyĪRIADNE by Jennifer Saint, 2021, Wildfire BooksĮLEKTRA by Jennifer Saint, 2022, Wildfire Books Expertise and public engagement.

Jennifer has a BA in Classical Studies from King's College, London and had a career as a secondary school English teacher for thirteen years. Her novels have sold around the world and been translated into several languages.

ELEKTRA was the Sunday Times Historical Fiction Book of the Month in April 2022 and entered the Sunday Times bestseller chart at #1. It was also shortlisted for the Goldsboro Glass Bell Award and the Blogger's Book Prize in 2022. ARIADNE was shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year in 2021 and was Book of the Month in January 2022. Jennifer Saint is the Sunday Times bestselling author of female-centred retellings of Greek mythology ARIADNE (2021) and ELEKTRA (2022), with ATALANTA to come in 2023.

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